On Jan. 1, 2010, Sam Simmermaker celebrated 50 years of broadcasting on WCSI-AM in Columbus, Indiana. Listeners and fans alike can identify Sam by his trademark call —‘‘Holy Cow!’’— during his play-by-play call of local high school basketball, football and baseball games. By 2015, Simmermaker had handled more than 3,500 live ball games. He began his career at WKAM-AM in Goshen, Indiana. From 1958 to 1963 he did Indianapolis Indians games for WTTV-TV. Simmermaker has been honored as an inductee in both the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame, and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
Simmermaker was inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Sam Simmermaker's Hall of Fame Video Bio Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection |
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Video bio of Sam Simmermaker, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2008. Producer: Susan Bartlett; |
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